EXCEPTIONAL PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
Sponsored by the Paralegal Division

Deadline: March 31, 2024

The Paralegal Division (PD) of the State Bar of Texas is proud to sponsor an Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award. Its purpose is to promote the awareness of pro bono activities and to encourage PD members to volunteer their time and specialty skills to pro bono projects within their community by recognizing a PD member who demonstrates exceptional dedication to pro bono service. Paralegals are invited to foster the development of pro bono projects, to provide assistance to established pro bono programs, and work closely with attorneys to provide unmet legal services to people with low incomes.

This annual award will go to an individual PD member who performed the pro bono service(s) in the State of Texas and has volunteered his or her time and special skills in providing uncompensated services in pro bono assistance to their community. The recipient of the award will be announced at the 2024 Paralegal Division Annual Meeting to be held in Denton, TX on Friday, October 4, 2024, his/her expenses to attend the Annual Meeting will be incurred by the Division (up to designated amount), and a profile of the individual will be published in the Winter 2024 issue of the Texas Paralegal Journal.

Definition of Paralegal Pro Bono Service (Adopted June 2013):  Providing legal assistance, without remuneration or compensation to the paralegal, that requires specific legal skills, knowledge or training, under the supervision of a licensed attorney or qualified organizations, whether individually, or through non-profit charitable, religious, civic, community, or governmental organizations, and serving as an advocate for those with limited means or that are unable to speak for themselves.

1. Providing legal support services for persons of limited means, either through qualified legal services/legal aid programs.
2. Providing legal support services at community legal clinics; and
3. Providing assistance for, working directly with attorneys on cases, or providing direct client advocacy, under legal services/advocacy programs that are sponsored by a bar association, court, governmental agency or non-profit agency.

To nominate a member of the Paralegal Division for this prestigious award, please complete the following nomination form, and return it to:

Julie Sherman, TBLS-BCP
Cantey Hanger, LLP
600 W 6^th Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 878-6005
ProBonoChair@txpd.org

Nominees must be received no later than March 31, 2024.

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